Tehuantepec Forecast

January 10, 2026, 3:02 pm (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Tehuantepec Forecast

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.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NW TO N WINDS 20
TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N96W TO
13N95W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 14N94W TO 13N95W TO 14N96W TO 12N97W TO 11N96W TO 13N94W TO
14N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 40 TO 50
KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 6.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N93W TO 16N94W TO 16N95W TO
15N97W TO 12N96W TO 12N95W TO 14N93W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 3.5 TO 6.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 12N95W TO 12N96W TO 14N97W
TO 10N99W TO 10N98W TO 11N96W TO 12N95W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.5 M.
.45 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 13N97W TO
13N95W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 7.0 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N92W TO 15N93W TO 15N99W TO 10N105W TO 08N102W TO
10N93W TO 13N92W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NW TO N WINDS 20
TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 14N96W TO
13N95W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.5 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 14N94W TO 13N95W TO 14N96W TO 12N97W TO 11N96W TO 13N94W TO
14N94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.
.30 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 40 TO 50
KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 6.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N93W TO 16N94W TO 16N95W TO
15N97W TO 12N96W TO 12N95W TO 14N93W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 3.5 TO 6.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 12N95W TO 12N96W TO 14N97W
TO 10N99W TO 10N98W TO 11N96W TO 12N95W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.5 M.
.45 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 14N96W TO 13N97W TO
13N95W TO 14N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 4.0 TO 7.0 M.
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N92W TO 15N93W TO 15N99W TO 10N105W TO 08N102W TO
10N93W TO 13N92W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

...GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC STORM WARNING...
A STRONG COLD FRONT HAS ENTERED THE NW GULF OF AMERICA, WHILE
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN ITS WAKE. STRONG TO GALE FORCE
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FUNNEL TROUGH THE CHIVELA PASS INTO THE GULF
OF TEHUANTEPEC THIS EVENING. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 10 FT
TONIGHT AND 20 FT BY SUN MORNING. BY SUN AFTERNOON, WINDS ARE
FORECAST TO REACH STORM-FORCE SPEEDS WITH SEAS PEAKING TO 24 FT
DURING THE SUN EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO GALE FORCE
EARLY MON MORNING AND PREVAIL THROUGH TUE EVENING. AFTERWARD,
WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH WED NIGHT.
FOR THE FORECAST, A LARGE AREA OF GALE-FORCE GAP WINDS AND VERY
ROUGH SEAS WILL OCCUR ACROSS AND WELL DOWNWIND OF THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC BEGINNING THIS EVENING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES
THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF OF AMERICA. WINDS WILL FURTHER INCREASE
TO STORM-FORCE SUN AND SUN NIGHT. THEN, GALE CONDITIONS WILL
PREVAIL THROUGH EARLY WED MORNING. LARGE SWELL WILL REACH AS FAR
SOUTH AS THE REVILLAGIGEDO ISLANDS INTO SUN, WITH VERY ROUGH SEAS
NORTH OF CABO SAN LAZARO THROUGH TODAY. OTHERWISE, STRONG HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING NORTH OF THE AREA OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL
SUPPORT STRONG TO NEAR-GALE FORCE NW WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS ACROSS
THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA THROUGH MON.

FOR THE FORECAST, HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE REGION WILL SUPPORT
FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE PAPAGAYO REGION THROUGH WED.
PULSING MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED
ACROSS THE GULF OF PANAMA THROUGH TUE. A STRONG GAP WIND EVENT IN
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC BEGINNING TODAY WILL RESULT IN ROUGH
SEAS SPREADING TO THE OFFSHORE WATERS OF GUATEMALA SUN INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK. OTHERWISE, GENTLE TO MODERATE BREEZES AND SLIGHT TO
MODERATE SEAS WILL PERSIST ELSEWHERE THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.

FOR THE FORECAST, FRESH TO STRONG WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE FAR
WESTERN TROPICAL WATERS THROUGH MON ALONG WITH ROUGH SEAS THAT
ARE FORECAST TO SUBSIDE BY THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. OTHERWISE, A
STRONG GAP WIND EVENT IN THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC WILL RESULT IN
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS TO 16 FT TO AFFECT THE OPEN WATERS FROM
07N TO 13N BETWEEN 95W AND 110W SUN EVENING INTO TUE NIGHT.

SHORT-TERM TEHUANTEPEC
TODAY - NNW 29-36, Seas SSW 2.4-3.9 ft @ 13sec
TONITE - NNW 35-44, Seas NNW 7.5-8 ft @ 6sec
SUNDAY - NNW 38-48, Seas NNW 17-17.1 ft @ 9sec
SUNDAY NIGHT - N 35-44, Seas NNW 18.2-18.3 ft @ 10sec

LONG-TERM TEHUANTEPEC
MONDAY - N 35-44, Seas NNW 18.2-18.3 ft @ 10sec
TUESDAY - N 29-36, Seas NNW 14.5-14.6 ft @ 9sec
WEDNESDAY - NNW 23-29, Seas NNW 7.8-7.9 ft @ 7sec
THURSDAY - N 31-39, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
FRIDAY - N 26-33, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?